Dog trainer who adopted a German Shepherd puppy after finding him abandoned in the back of an UBER is left stunned by shock message from the pup's owners

A dog trainer has adopted a German Shepherd puppy that he claims he found in the back of an Uber.

Augusto Deoliveira, who is known online as Dog Daddy, originally posted a video on TikTok in April, showing the adorable canine in the back of an immaculate car, saying he had been abandoned there. 

'Never could have expected this,' the LA-based dog trainer captioned the video, which has had more than six million views. 

'It turns out a previous passenger purposely abandoned the puppy in the back of the Uber,' the dog trainer wrote on the video, showing the black puppy sitting in the footwell of the car.

'After finally getting ahold of the passenger through Uber she admitted she left the puppy on purpose,' Deoliveria, who has five jet-black German Shepherds, continued.

Augusto Deoliveira, known online as Dog Daddy, originally posted a video on TikTok in April claiming the German Shepherd puppy had been left in an Uber

'So I guess my plans have changed for the next several weeks and I have a new addition.' 

Deoliveira, who says he is the most subscribed dog trainer on YouTube, has been documenting his journey with the young pup - whom he named Rolex - on his social media pages.

In a recent clip posted on May 25, the dog trainer said since finding the puppy, the previous owner had reached out wanting their pet back and the breeders were claiming they had legal rights to the puppy due to a contract with the owner.

He says they are now going to court over the dispute.

'They are now claiming that the buyer had a metal disability that they were not aware of,' Deoliveria said as he pats the puppy.

'I don't know whether that's true or not, or what that has to do with me saving the puppy since they are the ones who sold the puppy to her,' he continued.

Deoliveria claims he offered to pay the full price for the puppy, but both the breeder and original owner refused.

'The main reason they want to get the puppy back is because how popular he is and they think they can make a lot of money,' he said.

In a recent clip, the dog trainer said since finding the puppy the previous owner had reached out wanting the dog back

DailyMail.com has reached out to Deoliveria for further comment. 

He has been criticized in the past over his dog training techniques. 

In 2023, the American Veterinary Medical Association issued a statement on his 'aversive' training methods.

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'The training methods we see in the videos are using physical force or correction,' Dr. Kelly Ballantyne, president of the ACVB and medical director at Insight Animal Behavior Services in Chicago, said.

'We know that those methods are a big threat to animal welfare, they have a high risk of causing or increasing fear, panic, and aggression. They also put the handler and any of those people nearby at high risk for a bite.'

They noted some of his controversial techniques they observed included: hanging a dog from a slip lead, delivering physical corrections repeatedly with a prong collar, physically forcing a dog to lie down and provoking aggression in dogs.

Deoliveria hasn't specifically addressed the statement released by the American Veterinary Medical Association, but has responded to criticism over his viral videos in the past.

In one, he defended his 'interactive forward approach' to dog training, saying he adpat5s his training specifically for the breed of dog he's working with - with some requiring a more hands on approach. 

'Every dog is so different based on their own personality and the tendency, sometimes the breed related tendencies and characteristics that will help me identify what approach would be the safest and fastest way to walk with a dog,' he said.

While the story of rescuing an adorable pup from an Uber is charming; some of his followers have questioned the legitimacy of his story.

Deoliveria has drawn skepticism over several videos, one including a clip of a woman turning to break in to his car to steal the 'Uber pup,'  and another showing a woman trying to take the leads of his dogs at the Santa Monica Pier.

'You are really running with this fake story,' one follower wrote.

'The fact people believe any of this content is real,' another doubtful person chimed in.

'Ok. I'm about to unfollow,' someone else declared. 

'This story line is lame and I follow for your dog training content. You got one more irrelevant post to pop up on my feed.'

'A rideshare driver actually drove around without knowing a puppy was in back seat?' someone else wrote.

'Drivers usually check after a ride for just that, objects left behind. This wouldn't even make a good movie plot.'